Mondays better for livid Sarri

MAURIZIO SARRI hit out at his side’s congested fixture list after Chelsea’s flying start ground to a halt at West Ham.

The Blues boss, whose men returned from their Europa League win over PAOK on Friday at 3pm, was lucky to grab a point after Andriy Yarmolenko’s late miss.

Sarri said: “I don’t know why, in England, after an away match in the Europa League, it’s not possible to play in the Premier League on Monday.

“In Italy, it’s possible. Here I have to play 64 hours after a Europa League match.”

Chelsea’s best chance came in the 65th minute when Lukasz Fabianski saved from substitute Alvaro Morata.

Sarri (above) said: “We need to move the ball quicker, I think. We need more movement without the ball.

“We are improving in the defensive phase. But we have to improve in the offensive phase, especially in this kind of game.”

The Italian insisted his men would not be under pressure in the EFL Cup-premier League double-header with Liverpool over the next six days.

Sarri added: “Must win, in football, doesn’t exist.

“We have to play against a very good team, who have worked with the same coach for several years.

“They are a step forward of us at this moment. We have started to work all together 35/40 days ago and, 40 days ago less 10 for the international break, so for us it’s a bit early.

“In one year we will be at the same level as Liverpool.”